Topic
Forum on Leadership
14 publications
Video · Apr 17, 2026
Forum on Leadership 2026: Awarding of the George W. Bush Institute Citation
Video · Apr 16, 2026
Forum on Leadership 2026: Welcome and At Liberty to Speak
Watch welcome remarks from Shilo Brooks, President and CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center; and conversation featuring David French, Opinion Columnist, The New York Times, and Anne Wicks, the Don Evans Family Managing Director, Opportunity and Democracy, George W. Bush Institute
Apr 16, 2026
Top Moments from Forum on Leadership 2026
The George W. Bush Presidential Center kicked off celebrations of America’s 250th birthday this week with our ninth annual Forum on Leadership on the Heart of America.
Apr 25, 2025
Top moments from Forum on Leadership 2025
The George W. Bush Presidential Center discussed the American Promise – the idea that everyone has the opportunity to achieve the American dream and succeed through hard work – at our eighth annual Forum on Leadership this week.
Video · Apr 24, 2025
Forum on Leadership 2025: Higher Education and Democracy
Panel featuring Dr. Ben Sasse, former President of the University of Florida and former U.S. Senator from Nebraska; Dr. R Gerald Turner, President of SMU; and Dr. Melva Wallace, President and CEO of Huston-Tillotson University, moderated by Robin Berkley, the Ann Kimball Johnson Director of Education at the Bush Institute.
Video · Apr 24, 2025
Forum on Leadership 2025: The American Promise
Welcome remarks by President and CEO Ken Hersh
Video · Apr 24, 2025
Forum on Leadership 2025: Only in America
Watch the conversation featuring Salim Asrawi, Co-Founder and President of Texas de Brazil, and Daniel Lubetzky, Founder of Builders Movement and KIND, moderated by Anne Wicks, the Don Evans Family Managing Director of Opportunity and Democracy at the Bush Institute.
May 9, 2024
The alternative to America’s religious pluralism `is war’
Apr 19, 2024
Top moments from Forum on Leadership 2024
Watch our favorite moments from the 2024 Forum on Leadership, a landmark gathering that develops, recognizes, and celebrates leadership by bringing together notable voices for in-depth discussions on today’s pressing issues.
Video · Apr 18, 2024
Forum on Leadership 2024: Protecting Religious Liberties
While foundational to the beliefs of our nation, religious freedom is still denied to many around the globe. This conversation dives into the global significance of this liberty and its domestic importance for our pluralistic society.
Video · Apr 18, 2024
Forum on Leadership 2024: Voices of Freedom, with program introduction by Ken Hersh
When freedom is under attack, oppressed people’s most powerful tool is often their voice and the voices of others. Brave individuals rise up and risk their safety and comfort to demand respect for human rights and speak truth to power every day. This panel features activists pushing back against authoritarian threats around the world.
Video · Apr 18, 2024
CIA Director Burns on Ukraine: ‘We’re running out of time to help them’
Apr 21, 2023
Top moments from Forum on Leadership 2023
Watch our favorite moments from the 2023 Forum on Leadership, a landmark gathering that develops, recognizes, and celebrates leadership by bringing together notable voices for in-depth discussions on today’s pressing issues.
Mar 30, 2023
Creamos: Learn about the NGO providing opportunity and hope for women in Guatemala
Irina Rodriguez Cotto is a Guatemalan Zumba instructor and jewelry maker for Creamos, an organization that combats low education levels, high rates of gender-based violence, and structural exclusion from the formal employment sector in Guatemala. Cotto is also a graduate of the organization’s accelerated education department.